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This report presents local governments' evidence needs on supporting people to enter and remain in employment, and proposes evidence reviews to address these.
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This report builds on the interim findings published in September 2025 to provide evidence on whether the JobsPlus model can be adapted to the UK context and effectively implemented to improve employment outcomes.
Audrey Williams' slides from IES HR Network event 'Gender pay gap reporting: full analysis and insight', 21 July 2016
Duncan Brown's presentation slides from IES HR Network event 'Gender pay gap reporting: full analysis and insight', 21 July 2016.
With a near-equal gender mix at the top of their organisation, Lewisham Council have successfully overcome the continuing gender pay and position inequality that still persists in many organisations across the UK. A new IES report investigates how Lewisham, with 56 per cent of those in senior grades female and a pay gap slightly in favour of women, have achieved this.
Karen Gaynor's presentation slides from IES HR Network event 'Gender pay gap reporting: full analysis and insight', 21 July 2016
This report, containing IES research, evaluates the Redundancy Action Scheme (ReAct). The scheme aims to prevent long-term unemployment by providing pathways to employment for those recently or about to become unemployed. IES contributed quantitative data analysis to the research.
This report summary, containing IES research, offers an overview of the evaluation of the ReAct programme. The Redundancy Action Scheme (ReAct) aims to prevent long-term unemployment by providing pathways to employment for those recently or about to become unemployed.
This research examines and seeks to explain the variation in the recruitment of non-European Economic Area (EEA) nurses at trust level in the NHS in England, drawing on evidence from quantitative analysis of available data, as well as qualitative interviews with NHS trusts and health sector experts.
In 2015, The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) commissioned IES to enhance their understanding of the 'customer journey' - the experience of those who register an interest in and progress towards Initial Teacher Training (ITT) - in order to identify where changes can best be made to maximise efficient and cost-effective recruitment to ITT. This document contains the research brief of the report.
In 2015, The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) commissioned IES to enhance their understanding of the 'customer journey' - the experience of those who register an interest in and progress towards Initial Teacher Training (ITT) - in order to identify where changes can best be made to maximise efficient and cost-effective recruitment to ITT. This document contains the appendices to the report.
In 2015, The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) commissioned IES to enhance their understanding of the 'customer journey' - the experience of those who register an interest in and progress towards Initial Teacher Training (ITT) - in order to identify where changes can best be made to maximise efficient and cost-effective recruitment to ITT.
